Claymore Joshua Tree Riesling 2023
- 95
- $24
- Drink by: 2023-2043
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This 25th anniversary release comes from such an exciting Clare Valley vintage that offer stunning value – stock the cellar! Pale lemon hue. Lovely citrus notes, but it is especially redolent of limes. Pleasing aromas of florals, but it is the limes to the fore – no surprise for a quality Clare Riesling. Fine acidity, so this is well balanced with impressive length. If you want to try a classic Clare Riesling, especially one so well priced, look no further. In good cellars, this has 12 to 20 years ahead of it. This is really good and a wine worthy of celebrating such an anniversary.
Ken was born and bred in Brisbane, Queensland. He had a non-trendy, perfectly happy childhood, in a family convinced alcohol meant instant condemnation to Hades. But a break fishing on the Great Barrier Reef, and some good wine, started a serious obsession that eventually took over. It did not stop Ken being chastised later for drinking Pol champagne, disgusted he’d drink anything made by a Cambodian dictator. Now, Ken mostly writes on wine, champagne and spirits for various newspapers, magazines and books, but is perhaps best known for his work in The Courier Mail. He also has a little sideline writing on cigars, fishing, travel and food. When not writing, fly-fishing for trout in NZ or bonefish on the flats of Cuba, travelling or smoking cigars, he is no doubt following a variety of sporting teams – the occasionally glorious Queensland Reds rugby, the dysfunctional Washington Redskins, the dodgy Arsenal and especially revels in the world restored to its proper axis with the return of the Ashes to their rightful home.
